Dr. Carlson's body of work comprises over a hundred and fifty peer reviewed papers and book chapters.
ARLINGTON, VA, June 27, 2017 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Marquis Who's Who, the world's premier publisher of biographical profiles, is proud to name Herbert Christian Carlson Jr. a Lifetime Achiever. An accomplished listee, Dr. Carlson celebrates many years' experience in his professional network, and has been noted for achievements, leadership qualities, and the credentials and successes he has accrued in his field. As in all Marquis Who's Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are selected on the basis of current reference value. Factors such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility, and prominence in a field are all taken into account during the selection process.
Dr. Carlson is an internationally recognized expert on upper atmospheric research and the space sciences, having served for many years as the chief scientist of the U.S. Air Force Office of Scientific Research at Boiling Air Force Base. His particular expertise is in ionospheric research, and he was responsible for over 142 scientists, engineers and administrators managing a $300 million budget for the Air Force research program. Additionally, he worked for three years as a liaison between European research groups and the Air Force at the European Office of Aerospace Research and Development (EOARD). Since 2010, Dr. Carlson has been working as resident professor at the Center for Atmospheric and Space Sciences in Utah State University.
Born in Brooklyn to Herbert Christian and Mae Carlson in 1937, Dr. Carlson attended Cooper Union to earn a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering. He went on to matriculate at Cornell University for a Master of Science in 1962 and a PhD in 1965. Straight out of the gate, Dr. Carlson headed to the Arecibo Ionospheric Observatory in Puerto Rico as a research associate, ultimately becoming head of the ionospheric department. In 1973, he became a senior research associate with the University of Texas, conducting research with Rice University as well as Yale University.
In 1977, Dr. Carlson became program director of aeronomy for the National Science Foundation (NSF) in Washington. While at the NSF, Dr. Carlson created and managed the Upper Atmospheric Research Facilities, and had a hand in numerous scientific advisory boards for industry, academia, the Air Force, the Department of Defense, NASA, and the U.S. Academy of Sciences. In 1981, he was appointed chief of the Ionospheric Effects Branch of the Air Force Geophysics Laboratory in Hanscom, Massachusetts. He rose to the position of deputy division director, and went on to the Phillips Laboratory for much of the '90s. In 1998, Dr. Carlson was selected to lead as chief scientist at the Air Force Office of Scientific Research, where he served until joining EOARD in 2007. In 2010, Dr. Carlson was welcomed by Utah State University, joining a group that develops technology to mitigate space weather.
Dr. Carlson's body of work comprises over a hundred and fifty peer reviewed papers and book chapters. He lectures regularly on an international level and is a fellow of the Norwegian Academy of Sciences, the Royal Academy of Science in London, and the Air Force Research Laboratory. Dr. Carlson is notably affiliated with the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, the International Scientific Radio Union, and the American Geophysical Union. He has been the recipient of an astronomical amount of grants from the NSF, NASA, and the Air Force, with numerous awards to his name, notably the 2003 Meritorious Presidential Rank Award, the 1990 Gunther Loeser Award, the Highest Research Career Award, and the 1990 Marcus D. O'Day Award for best laboratory research publication. He was presented with numerous scientific achievement awards for NSF ground based and NASA satellite programs, and in 1987 a rocket program for the US Air Force Research Lab, and for scientific administration chaired and served on national and international committees for academia, government, and industry.
Dr. Carlson's research has been cited in over 3500 reviewed publications for an h-index over 30, and he has been advisor to 18 doctoral students in the U.S., France, Norway, and Sweden. For a lifetime of dedication to ionospheric research and the administration of scientific programs, Dr. Carlson was selected for inclusion in six volumes of Who's Who in America from 2011 to 2016, six volumes of Who's Who in the World from 2011 to 2016, and the 1986 to 1987 volume of Who's Who in the East.
In recognition of outstanding contributions to his profession and the Marquis Who's Who community, Dr. Carlson has been featured on the Marquis Who's Who Lifetime Achievers website. Please visit www.ltachievers.com for more information about this honor.
About Marquis Who's Who :
Since 1899, when A. N. Marquis printed the First Edition of Who's Who in America , Marquis Who's Who has chronicled the lives of the most accomplished individuals and innovators from every significant field of endeavor, including politics, business, medicine, law, education, art, religion and entertainment. Today, Who's Who in America remains an essential biographical source for thousands of researchers, journalists, librarians and executive search firms around the world. Marquis publications may be visited at the official Marquis Who's Who website at www.marquiswhoswho.com.
# # #